Question

Kane is purchasing treats for his puppyRosco. He selects a chew toy that is priced at$9.00. If the sales tax rate is 6.5%, thendetermine how much Kane will pay in taxes, aswell as the total cost of the purchases.

Answer 1

hello

to solve this problem, we will first of all find 6.5% in $9.00

this would be the cost or rate of the tax

$\begin{gathered} 6.5\text{ \% of 9.0} \\ \frac{6.5}{100}=\frac{x}{9.0} \\ x=\frac{9.0\times6.5}{100} \\ x=0.585 \end{gathered}$

the cost of the tax is $0.585

the total cost of the purchase is the sum of the cost of the chew toy plus the tax

$9.0+0.585=9.585$

Kane spent $9.585 in the store